Q: Is 3,122,232 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,122,232 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 3,122,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 41 57 76 82 114 123 152 164 167 228 246 328 334 456 492 501 668 779 984 1,002 1,336 1,558 2,004 2,337 3,116 3,173 4,008 4,674 6,232 6,346 6,847 9,348 9,519 12,692 13,694 18,696 19,038 20,541 25,384 27,388 38,076 41,082 54,776 76,152 82,164 130,093 164,328 260,186 390,279 520,372 780,558 1,040,744 1,561,116 and 3,122,232, with no remainder.

Since 3,122,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,122,232, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).